Sylvia
M. Belunes (nee Bales), 81, of West Bend, died on Wednesday, May 25, 2011,
at The Kathy Hospice.

She was born on July 16, 1929, in the town of
Trenton to the late Frank and Agnes (nee Bahr) Bales. After graduating
from West Bend High School, she worked for a short time at the West Bend
Company.

After her marriage to Eugene W. Belunes on May 28,
1949, the couple lived in Trenton before moving to West Bend in 1951.
While their children were young, she was a stay-at-home mom. She later
became employed with the West Bend Joint School District. For 15 years,
she worked in the food service department at the high schools.

She was a life-long member of Holy Angels Parish,
volunteered at St. Joseph’s Hospital with the Pink Ladies and made many
hats for newborns at the hospital. She also enjoyed knitting and ceramics.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in
death by a daughter-in-law, Sherry Belunes; three brothers, Raymond
(Loretta) Bales, Alex (Marie) Bales and Sylvester (Alice) Bales; two
sisters, Dolores Hoeft and Rosalie Hoeft; and her mother-in-law, Mary
Belunes.

A Mass of Christian burial will be held on
Saturday, May 28, at noon at Holy Angels Catholic Church with burial
following in the parish cemetery. The family will greet relatives and
friends during a period of visitation at the church only on Saturday from
9:30 a.m. until 11:45 a.m.

The family has requested memorials to the Holy
Angels School Trust Fund or The Kathy Hospice.

The Schmidt Funeral Home of West Bend is serving
the family. On-line guestbook and condolences available at www.schmidtfuneralhome.com.